Mr. Maruf Bello, an Ibadan-based publisher, has died. He died on Tuesday as a result of injuries he sustained after he was involved in a tricycle accident along the Dugbe-Apata Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that Bello boarded a tricycle going to Apata on Monday evening before it was knocked…
According to a report by The PUNCH, some eyewitnesses at the Ikeja gas leakage have revealed that the cause of the incident is due to the ongoing road rehabilitation in the area. The scene of the gas leak which is under Ikeja bridge, some houses and shops along the road had been partially demolished. It…
Police in Kenya are currently pursuing a man who allegedly attacked his 22-year-old wife following a domestic dispute and chopped off her hands before escaping on a waiting motorcycle. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Monday, November 1, said the appalling incident happened in Busia’s Butula sub-county on Sunday evening. As…
Two policemen have been killed after unidentified gunmen shot them at a stop-and-search point in the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A Commander of a local vigilante group in the area, Phalga Security Watch, Victor Ohaji, who confirmed the incident said Ohaji said the hoodlums drove their vehicle to the checkpoint mounted by…
An electric pole has reportedly ended the life of a young woman simply identified as Omowunmi after falling on her. The tragic incident happened in Lagos state. A Lagos resident, Olamilekan Owolabi, shared a video from the incident on Facebook on Sunday, October 31. The video shows the deceased with her head lying in a…
Thomas Nutt, a newly-wed groom has been arrested by cops for allegedly murdering his bride, Dawn Walker, just four days after they got hitched. Dawn Walker, 52, was found stuffed inside a suitcase next to a children’s playground on Sunday. Dawn and Thomas Nutt, 45, got hitched last Wednesday at a register office. The chilling…
Meta, the social media giant, that was formerly known as Facebook, has made an announcement to delete the “faceprints” of more than a billion people using the app. Meta said in a public statement that it would be shutting down its facial recognition system due to concerns and criticisms about the technology employed. “We’re shutting…
There was a fire outbreak that razed shops and buildings at Owode Onirin, along Ikorodu Road area of Lagos State on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, irate residents and hoodlums have repelled efforts by men of the Lagos State Fire Service and Rescue Team, despatched to the scene as they were attacked. It was learnt that the…
A set of conjoined twins have been separated after an intense operation lasting for 27 hours. The adorable nine-month-old sisters, named Elizabeth and Mary, left Cameroon for Turkey joined at the hip but have now been separated seven months later. The girls’ mother has praised the “extraordinary” medical staff in Istanbul who carefully planned the…
William Kamau, a 77-year-old Kenyan lecturer, his wife and their two daughters have perished in a fatal motor accident. The family were killed after their vehicle collided head-on with a matatu at Kamirithu area in Limuru, Kiambu County on Monday, November 1. Kamau, his wife Jane Njoki, 69, their daughters Rhoda Njeri, 40, and Evelyn…